Did you know that Cananéia, a municipality that is part of the state of São Paulo, is considered the oldest city in Brazil? However, due to the lack of documents proving the fact, Saint Vincent It is officially considered the oldest city in Brazil.
It is worth remembering that São Vicente appeared about five months after the city of Cananéia was born, both date from 1532. However, some researchers say that Cananéia was not founded in 1532 but in 1531, I will follow in this article guidelines from the Wikipedia.
Cananéia is located about 265km from São Paulo and 248km from Curitiba, the city is in the extreme south of the state of São Paulo. It is currently a city recognized by UNESCO as a Natural Heritage of Humanity.
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Who founded the oldest city in Brazil?
The oldest city in Brazil was founded by Martim Afonso de Sousa, who was nevertheless a Portuguese nobleman, military and colonial administrator. Cananéia still preserves the colonial period houses in its historic center, which ends up attracting visitors from all over Brazil.
Despite being the first city in Brazil, Cananéia has not grown much over these nearly 500 years of history. Currently this city has about 12,541, which is considered very few people for the city's age.
And despite being a small municipality, the Municipal Human Development Index (HDI-M) of Cananéia is considered high by Organs responsible bodies.
Main Points of Cananea
In the oldest city in Brazil there are still many relics that were made a few hundred years ago, such as a church. I am talking about the Church of Saint John the Baptist, its foundation took place in 1577, that is, it is “only” 445 years old.
However, there are also other centuries-old works that are still preserved in this city, such as the obelisk, two cannons and the bronze rings. These rings that were embedded in stones and served to tie the caravels of expeditions led by Martim Afonso de Souza.
However, the city not only has relics that were made by the hands of man, we cannot fail to highlight its natural beauties. Highlight for its islands and beaches, which attract thousands of tourists annually to that region, can I find more things in this city? Yes, it also has a museum, laboratory, aquarium, trails, hills, rivers, waterfalls, etc…
Invasion Threats
Cananéia, the oldest city in São Paulo and Brazil, has suffered constant invasion attempts and this has led to the construction of a Church. The Church of São João Batista was made with wide walls and strong gates and was purposely made without windows, to serve as a fort.
Currently this city no longer suffers from these types of threats, as time has changed and we are already an independent country. Anyway, would you like to know the oldest city in Brazil? Leave your answer down below in the comments.
